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Today begins Comment Challenge 2010. Running through Thursday, January 28, the goal is to comment on at least five book blogs a day. Keep track of your numbers, report in on Thursdays for support, and comment like you mean it for three weeks. At the end, we’ll award prizes at random to bloggers who’ve passed the 100 Comment Mark  along with some random participation prizes. If you have any questions, check out the FAQs.

As this weekend is Bloggiesta  a chance to devote time to bloggy activites  you may join the Comment Challenge and leave your first ten comments on blogs new to you to complete your mini-challenge. There will be a separate post on Saturday to check in for completing that task.

I hesitate to enter it formally because I think I'm going to flame out in a major way on this but I will be doing my level best to hang in there and comment, at the very least, more than I have in the past!

I'm sure I'm just like others--I read so many blogs, but I'm always trying to zoom onto the next one in my reader. This challenge is just what I need to slow down and actually participate in some fun discussions.

So, Pam, if you have 261 unread blog posts on your blog reader going back to the beginning of December, and you make comments on some of those, will that count even though in some cases even the blog owner may not see them?

I apologize if you covered this in an earlier post, but, you see, that would be one of the 261 posts I'm behind on.

Caroline, author blogs are most definitely included in both the challenge and the kidlitosphere in general. We wouldn't be the community that we are without them!

Gail, you crack me up. You can certainly leave comments on the posts in your reader and count them. I plan to do a bit of that myself - though for the most part I've decided to make 2010 a Clean Slate for such things.

This is my first challenge ever. I am also taking on Blogiesta this weekend. I cannot believe I am doing this, but since I participated in the Jon Scieszka tribute and he commented on my blog, I figure I better pay it forward. Thank you so much for doing this.

You don't need to comment on 100 different blogs, but it's certainly easier to spread the love around than to continually comment on five.

Last year this was a challenge we ran for the kidlit blogging community, but this year is open to all book bloggers. There may still be some mixed language in the different places as I did a lot of cut and paste from last year's posts. We do want to keep it in the book blogging community as a guideline. Let the scrapbookers run their own comment challenge. :^)

I'm a day late, but I just added my name to the list. Eek! I recently took a little personal leave from the kid lit blogging world, but I figure this challenge is a good way for me to jump back in. Thanks for organizing it!

Found you through the Slushbusters post on this fun, fun event. Count me in! I write MG fiction -- my first novel WITH A NAME LIKE LOVE comes out next year (FSG/Macmillan). I'd love to connect with more like-minded folks out there :D

I recently discovered that I can leave little notes to myself in Google Reader. My evil plot is now to do this while reading on the fly and go back to comment more fully at the actual blog when I have the time.

Yow, that's a lot of comments on this post! I'm going to try this out, for what it's worth, and we'll see how well I do...I managed my five today, plus several friends' blogs I've been neglecting, so I feel pretty good so far! Thanks, Lee and Pam.

I've just moved my blog to a new location and changed its focus a bit, and I'm still trying to get it set up the way I'd like, but I am planning to participate in both this and the Bloggiesta challenges. I was excited about getting started tonight, but instead I'm going to bed with a killer headache. Not an auspicious beginning, but I'm hoping tomorrow I'll be ready to go!

This is such a fun way to learn about new people and their blogs.I actually did this for `Jill at fizzy thoughts` yesterday. So I am going to go out and find 10 more that I didn't list yesterday.Happy Blogging

OK, so I didn't sign up 'til this morning, but I did squeak in my requisite comments yesterday. And then, today, I just caught up on LOADS of posts -- two that made me cry, one that reminded me to re-read Bird by Bird, one I learned a LOT from, and a bunch that made me chuckle. My Saturday's off to a very fine start thanks to you guys and your big idea...

OK, um, I seem to have listed myself twice--sorry! Just think of me as an eager incompetent! But you know what? It's really FUN taking the time to hop around people's blogs. Such different personalities, all so interesting. Thanks for hosting this challenge!

I'm in, only a day late. Leaving comments is way harder when you read blogs mainly through Google Reader, and are super-behind all the time, especially since I feel like it's hard enough to keep track of the original posts, let alone the conversations that develop in the comments. That said, there's nothing like the warm fuzzy of a comment when you're a new or rarely-visited blogger, so it's good to pay it forward.

I signed up over at Lee Wind's blog, but I thought I'd comment here as well. I feel a bit self-conscious about leaving comments because I'm young, so this will be a great challenge for me (and get me out my shell a little). Off to do some blog exploring :)

I was going to sign up when this 1st came out but wasn't sure I understood. Think I do now, So here goes. I actually comment more than 5 times a day now. When I first started reading blogs I just read. 3 mos later I am commenting. LOL This is a great idea. Now I just need to keep a log.? Thanks for the fun this will bring.

((Hello))I found your very fun, interesting blog from Maw Books Blog. And I must say that I am extremely impressed with it. After completely doing against what I said I would do with the Bloggiesta, which is NOT like me, I had luck on my side to find this and I thank you so very much. I won't go into detail, but circumstances in life (MEN....errrrrr!) really screwed up my participation in Bloggiesta. I assure you that will NOT happen ever again :)This sounds like such loads of fun, fun and more fun!!!If you think it, prepare it and have your sense of humor they will come.....for certian they will come!So "Mother Reader" I truly look forward to this.Gayla,Las Vegas

Just browsed through my stat counter, and a good portion of my visitors this week have come straight from MotherReader. I've been clicking through the list of participants too and found a few new blogs to follow. Yay for the comment challenge!

Great idea. I comment more than this already and have a gazillion other challenges going so I won't join. But thanks for trying to get people into the habit. A good way to find new blogs in your area of interest too. Have fun everyone.

i just signed up so I am way behind the pack, but I love being introduced to new blogs and this challenge fits in nicely with my New Years Resolutions to be a better blogger. Already up to 15 or so reviews (must get better at keeping track!). Thanks!

I did not see the info re this Challenge until the 11th so did not register. But I have read and commented on, as of today, 71 times. This really keeps me busy. but I have enjoyed it. I do comment on regular basis but still new at this so slowly reading new blogs. Thanks for the challenge.

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